Eric Morris Shines Light on His QB Process After NFL Scout Visits for Drew Mestemaker

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STILLWATER — Eric Morris recently hosted a scout from the Baltimore Ravens who gave him some unsolicited career advice.

“He said, ‘Yeah, you should get out of coaching and start selling some kind of recruiting service for quarterback play at some point.’ … It’s all a process that we’ve come up with over the course of the years,” Morris said on Thursday. “And I think the biggest thing is how we prepare these quarterbacks, and actually what we do in the meeting room is what I think sets us apart.”

Morris said how they instruct them and the “extremely different” way they build film cutups plays a huge role in the success his quarterbacks have demonstrated in the past.

Host for the radio show, Dave Hunziker, didn’t let Morris leave the subject quite so humbly. Not without referencing the head coach’s experience developing Cam Ward (2025 first overall pick), Baker Mayfield (2018 first overall pick) and Patrick Mahomes (two-time NFL MVP and a top 10 pick in 2017).

“I think it’s just putting our ego as coaches aside,” Morris said in response to those name drops. “And you really have to dig in, and you got to study and find what their skill set is, and what they do well, and then build your plan around that. And so, they’re the guys that touch the ball every single play, right? And so, I think it’s just interesting, even the things that you don’t see, but just minimizing their mistakes out there are something that’s huge.”

Of course that scout wasn’t in Stillwater to see Morris. He came for the coach’s latest prodigy, quarterback Drew Mestemaker.

The Cowboys’ QB1 seems to be well-positioned to play his way into the 2027 First Round conversation, and Morris made it clear on Thursday that he will give Mestemaker every opportunity to impress NFL scouts.

“We give the quarterbacks a ton of freedom,” Morris said. “You know, you’ll see Drew throwing hand signals during the course of this year, and that’s him actually changing the whole entire play over there. So he has full ability at any point. And I think just avoiding negative plays is something that’s huge. And we got a quarterback that can process information fast and can get us into the right plays and out of the bad ones that we ultimately call. I think it’s going to set us up for success.”